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Papers and articles on the current crisis in Nepal as published in the internet press

This is a selection of Nepal related articles that have been published after February 1, 2005. Nepal Research stands for peace, freedom, democracy and inclusion in Nepal. All this is provided neither by royal nor by Maoist politics. We predominantly include articles that are critical in the ongoing state destruction. Articles and papers in favour of the royal regime may be looked up through the links to government owned media on our news subsite.
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Paper Title / Author Date of publication

Socialist Worker Nepal’s deep crisis,  by David Seddon 28/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Hopes for peace and democracy, by Sundar Mani Dixit 28/02/2006
Nepal News Nine killed in Palpa clash 28/02/2006
Nepal News Maoist, security man killed in clashes; explosives seized at border 28/02/2006
Nepal News Government to keep register of detainees 28/02/2006
Bloomberg Nepalese Court Orders Release of 18 Jailed Opposition Leaders 28/02/2006
Nepal News Over 440 minors killed in 10 years of Maoist insurgency: Report 28/02/2006
BBC News Warning on Nepal child victims, by Sushil Sharma 28/02/2006
South Asian Media Net CPN-UML discusses protest strategies 28/02/2006
Kathmandu Post ‘No problem in talking to king’ 28/02/2006
Nepal News Parties not against talks with the King: Oli 28/02/2006
South Asian Media Net US chasing elitist agenda 28/02/2006
South Asian Media Net Govt, parties should reconcile: Japan 28/02/2006
Nepal News OHCHR condemns Maoist bombings in Pokhara 28/02/2006
Nepal News Maoists release 150 students and teachers 28/02/2006
South Asian Media Net Maoists distribute seized oil to locals 28/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Maoists Release Oil Tanker Staffers 28/02/2006
Daily Times 20 killed in Nepal violence 28/02/2006
Bahrain Tribune 19 killed in Nepal clashes 28/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Rebels kill 3 soldiers in Kavre, by Khuman Singh Tamang 28/02/2007
Daily Star Nepal Maoists ambush army patrol: 4 killed 16 rebels killed in clash 28/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Maoist bomb in busy Pokhara street injures 18, by Dinesh Regmi and Kulchandra Neupane 28/02/2006
Reuters Four killed, 11 hurt in Nepal attacks 27/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Explosion Leaves Dozen Injured in Pokhara, by Tribhuwan Paudel (nln 27/02/2006) 27/02/2006
BBC News Explosion in Nepal tourist town 27/02/2006
Kathmandu Post ‘Rai tortured to death in barracks’, by Shahiman Rai 27/02/2006
Nepal News Int’l conference calls for release of political detainees in Nepal 27/02/2006
Kathmandu Post NFPJ flays police assault of lensman 27/02/2006
Nepal News SC orders release of 18 oppn leaders 27/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Detained Leaders Decline to Move SC for Their Release 27/02/2006
Japan Times Deepening crisis in Nepal 27/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal US Will Use Nepal as “Bargaining Chip” against India, Says Political Analyst 27/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Boucher replaces Rocca: ‘King has to reverse course’ 27/02/2006
Nepal News US asks King to reverse February 1 takeover for political solution 27/02/2006
Kathmandu Post

King to blame for 12-pt pact [Please not so shortsighted, Mr Moriarty: The institution of monarchy is most responsible for all failed developments in Nepal, not only for the recent ones!]

27/02//2006
Nepal News Nepal is in danger of collapse: US envoy Moriarty 27/02/2006
Nepal News Leaders discuss stir 27/02/2006
Kathmandu Post UML discusses stir with NC, NC(D) 27/02/2006
Relief Web Nepal parties announce new protests, pile pressure on king, by Deepesh Shrestha 27/02/2006
Nepal News Maoists free transport workers 27/02/2006
Xinhua Guerrillas abduct 120 civilians in Nepal 27/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Clash in Palpa, rebels seize buses in Kavre 27/02/2006
Nepal News

Cab driver shot dead in Tanahun; nine injured in blast

27/02/2006
Nepal News Three security personnel and one civilian killed in Kavre clash 27/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal 3 Security Men and 1 Civilian Killed in Kavre Clash 27/02/2006
Reuters Alert Net Nepal Maoists ambush army patrol, kill 3 troops 27/02/2006
BBC News Rebels killed in Nepal fighting 27/02/2006
Khaleej Times Three soldiers, 16 rebels killed in separate clashes in Nepal 27/02/2006
Khaleej Times Nepal’s army kills 16 rebel Maoists 27/02/2006
Nepal News 16 Maoists killed in Palpa clash 27/02/2006
Reuters Alert Net Nepali troops kill 16 Maoist rebels in clash-army 26/02/2006
Aljazeera Maoists killed in Nepal clash 26/02/2006
Nepal News Security forces, rebels clash in Western Nepal 26/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Massive Clash Going On in Palpa 26/02/2006
Honolulu Advertiser A Maoist-governed Nepal may be less than year away, by Richard Halloran 26/02/2006
Nepal News Free expression groups express concerns at Nepal situation 26/02/2006
INSN ‘Human rights is the antidote to terrorism’, interview with Irene Khan  26/02/2006
Nepal News King wants to rule through a rubber-stamp parliament: Deuba 26/02/2006
Outlook India King should hand over power to seven parties: Deuba 26/02/2006
Khaleej Times Nepal’s beleaguered king reviews new troops 26/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Deuba poses tough question to Maoists, by Prateek Pradhan and Narayan Wagle 26/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Review of 12-Point Pact Necessary: Deuba 26/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Parties Committed to 12-Point Pact With Maoists 26/02/2006
South Asian Media Net Alliance committed to 12-point pact 26/02/2006
Nepal News Maoists abduct 150 students, teachers in Dhading [still a bad base for cooperation with democratic forces!] 26/02/2006
South Asian Media Net Professionals urged to fight for rights 26/02/2006
Nepal News Acharya calls professionals to fight for democracy 26/02/2006
Kathmandu Post ‘Dhungana extorted millions in districts’, by Shankar Kharel 26/02/2006
Nepal News RNA moving towards victory: CoAS Thapa [a message full of unthruthfulness and impertinence!] 26/02/2006
Kathmandu Post ‘King, people and army should unite’ 26/02/2006
South Asian Media Net Govt committed to rights: minister [Yes, by measures like: arrest of political and civil society leaders, torture and disapperance of arrested persons, extrajudicial killings, harassment of media and human rights activists, brutally beating up unarmed and unprotected civilians who practice their constitutional rights, etc., etc....!] 26/02/2006
Nepal News Human Rights and Democracy Govt.’s top priority: Minister Thapa 26/02/2006
Nepal News Rana stresses for reconciliation: Says detaining leaders no solution [ambiguous statement of a staunch royalist!] 26/02/2006
Kathmandu Post ‘Detaining leaders no solution’ 26/02/2006
Nepal News Six civilians including two children injured 26/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Maoists gun down cop in Nepalgunj 26/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Bomb Explosion Injures Six in Pokhara 26/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Maoists capture 9 oil tankers 26/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Man beheaded in Damak 26/02/2006
Kathmandu Post King should step down: Conference 26/02/2006
Frontline Himalayan challenge: Re-establishing democracy in Nepal is predicated upon the Maoists and the political parties building a non-violent movement, by Kanak Mani Dixit
Kathmandu Post Civil society leaders caution parties 25/02/2006
Nepal News Peace meet calls for talks to resolve conflict 25/02/2006
Washington Times Maoists mock Nepal's king, by Chitra Tiwari 25/02/2006
Nepal News NBA asks HM the King to be ready to resolve present crisis 25/02/2006
Channel News Asia Nepal's opposition parties announce new protests, pile pressure on king 25/02/2006
Kathmandu Post NC for decentralizing stir 25/02/2006
Nepal News Alliance unveils fresh protest programmes 25/02/2006
South Asian Media Net Parties unveil fresh protest plans 25/02/2006
Hindustan Times Nepal parties announce new protests, pile pressure on king 25/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Parties' fresh round of stir 25/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Trust or no trust but verify, by Roger Adhikari 25/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Civil Society Not Happy with Moriarty’s Remark 25/02/2006
Fox News President should push for democracy in Nepal, by Dana R. Dillon 25/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Broadcast Authority’s role under scanner 25/02/2006
Nepal News Refugee status to Baidya demanded 25/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Frm Army Chief Warns against Parties-Maoists tie-up 25/02/2006
Nepal News Army men beat up locals 25/02/2006
Nepal News Security man killed, three injured in Nepalgunj clash [A 'human rights practice' that is typical for the security forces!] 25/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Forces-Maoists Clash Leaves One Civilian Dead in Nepalgunj 25/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Maoists kill NC cadre 25/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Maoists Seize 9 Petroleum Tankers in Nepalgunj 25/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Maoists Abduct Nominated DDC Member of Terhathum 25/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal RPP-Thapa Proposes Broader Alliance of Constitutional Parties [Yours is not a constitutional party, Mr Thapa, because you are part of an unconstitutional system!] 25/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Govt for talk if parties ready for poll [This unconstitutional system has no right to set conditions!] 25/02/2006
Nepal News Positive environment for parliamentary polls: Home Minister Thapa [Shall the Nepali people laugh or cry over such irresponsible remarks?] 24/02/2006
Nepali Times Ten Years In Statistics: Various tables (originally published in Himal Khabarpatrika, 13-27 February) 24/02/2006
Nepali Times Caught between two armies (originally in Samaya, 23 February) 24/02/2006
Kathmandu Post On Prachanda’s interviews, by Prakash A Raj 24/02/2006
Nepali Times Guns and roses 24/02/2006
Nepali Times Empty heartland: The Maoists have headed for the towns, leaving their base areas deserted, by Subel Bhandari 24/02/2006
Nepali Times Alms race: The army and the rebels are arming themselves to wage a war the country can ill afford, by Navin Singh Khadka 24/02/2006
South Asian Media Net 'Troops tortured man to death' 24/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Security told to arrest key leaders 24/02/2006
South Asian Media Net 4 political prisoners frred in Pokhara 24/02/2006
Kathmandu Post IGP's silence 24/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Dhungana made mistakes: AIG Thapa 24/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Finish ad budget: Rana tells govt offices 24/02/2006
Nepal News NBA not to control but to regulate media sector: Rana 24/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Ranas hunt for ancestral treasures, by Surendra Phuyal [Wonderful moment: The talk is of people's properties that have been embezzled by Rana and Shah ancestors!] 24/02/2006
BBC News Nepal opposition leader released 24/02/2006
Nepal News NC spokesperson Sitaula released 24/02/2006
Nepal News CPN-UML for broader democratic front 24/02/2006
Nepali Times The longest night: Panauti residents will never forget a night of terror that brought the war to their doorstep, by Mallika Aryal 24/02/2006
Nepali Times Professor Moriarty strikes again The aftershocks of the ambassador’s speech still reverberate in the Nepali media, by CK Lal 24/02/2006
Nepali Times Bamdeb’s reply to Jim, by UML leader Bamdeb Gautam (originally in Kantipur, 17 February) 24/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Moriarty meets Koirala, leaders [The U.S. government is constantly working for the continuation of royal autocracy, the politics of exclusion and the extension of civil war in Nepal!] 24/02/2006
South Asian Media Net US asks parties to review 12-point pact 24/02/2006
Daily Star Plain Words: Any lesson from Nepal? by M B Naqvi 24/02/2006
Nepal News Government prohibits strike in essential services 24/02/2006
Nepal News Maoists shoot dead NC cadre; NC warns Maoists to respect 12-point pact 24/02/2006
Nepal News One policeman killed, four RNA men injured 24/02/2006
Outlook India 4 security men injured in blasts, 2 Maoist leaders arrested 24/02/2006
IRNA Maoists trigger landmine, injure four security men in Nepal 24/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Stop extortion, abduction: UML 24/02/2006
South Asian Media Net NC frets about Maoist activities 24/02/2006
Kathmandu Post NC demands Maoist sincerity 24/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Nepali Congress To Appeal Maoist to Abide by Commitments 24/02/2006
Nepal news Nepal should learn lessons from Sri Lanka: Activists 23/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Constituent Assembly Has No Alternative : Legal Experts 23/02/2006
Nepal News Experts call for ‘peace with democracy’ 23/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Their Majesties Return to Capital for "Religious" Programme 23/02/2006
Kathmandu Post On Moriarty's pontification, by Baburam Bhattarai 23/02/2006
Nepal News US envoy meets NC, NC (D) leaders 23/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Democracy and economy, by Avidit R Acharya 23/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Why good youth fight shy of politics, by A Sanam Bhaila 23/02/2006
Kathmandu Post People's voice 23/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Prolonged detention illegal: NHRC 23/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal SC Tells Govt to Produce Sitaula on Friday 23/02/2006
Nepal News Govt asked to present Sitaula before SC bench 23/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Sitoula arrested again 23/02/2006
Global Unions Nepal’s GEFONT Secretary General Among Recent Releases, Others Remain Imprisoned 23/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal UML Adopts 12-Point Proposal to Keep Alliance Intact 23/02/2006
Nepal News CPN-UML mulls on forming broader front 23/02/2006
Nepal News Ball now in parties' court: FM Pandey [Once again, Mr Pandey: The parties cannot cooperate with already disqualified institutions like monarchy!] 23/02/2006
Nepal News ADB reminds minister Dhakal of the debt 23/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Bank reminds minister of bad loan [How can they do? He is a "clean" royal minister who likes to talk a lot of chutzpa!] 23/02/2006
Nepal News Maoists abduct DDC member in Tehrathum 23/02/2006
Gulf Today US, India part ways on Nepal, by Siddharth Varadarajan 23/02/2006
Nepal News Nepal has urged India to resume military supplies: Indian Minister 23/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Nepal requests India to resume arms supply 23/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Nepal Asks India for Resumption of Military Assistance 23/02/2006
Xinhua World Hindu conference to be held in central Nepal [another event to hail Hindu monarchy, the idol of inequality and social exclusion in Nepal] 23/02/2006
Ohmy News EU Debates 'Smart Sanctions' Against Nepal: Legitimacy of the government in question, by Maina Dhital 23/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Police Surround UML Office Again, 10th CWC Meeting Begins 22/02/2006
Voice of America Nepal Villagers Trapped in the Middle of Conflict, by Patricia Nunan 22/02/2006
Khaleej Times Nepal at crossroads 22/02/2006
Nepal News NHRC asks govt to release detained leaders, rights activists 22/02/2006
Nepal News NHRC discloses condition of 9 involuntarily-disappeared persons 22/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Press and political bandwagon, by Abhi Subedi 22/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Artistes cry for right to expression 22/02/2006
Reuters Alert Net Nepal: Grave danger for civilians due to the conflict 22/02/2006
Hindustan Times Opportunism will not pay, by Hari Roka 22/02/2006
Hindu U.S. and India part company on Nepal: Washington has denounced an agreement between the Maoists and the Nepalese parliamentary parties that New Delhi sets much store by, by Siddharth Varadarajan  22/02/2006
India Defence Nepal urges India to resume military supplies 22/02/2006
Kathmandu Post EU parliament debates smart sanctions, by Gunaraj Luitel 22/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal EU Parliament Discusses on Nepal Issue, Rights Watchdogs Press for Smart Sanctions 22/02/2006
Nepal Human Rights News Nepal Army Promises Compensation to Civilian Victim 22/02/2006
Nepal News Rights, Democracy and Inclusion Fund (RDIF) launched (nn 22/02/2006) 22/02/2006
South Asian Media Net CPN-UML chief snubs petition on release 22/02/2006
Nepal News Rights activists barred from meeting UML general secy 22/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal SC Moved for Release of Congress Spokesperson 22/02/2006
Santa Barbara News-Press Police arrest senior opposition leader in Nepal's capital, by Binaj Gurubacharya 22/02/2006
BBC News Nepal opposition leader arrested 22/02/2006
Nepal News NC spokesperson Sitaula arrested 22/02/2006
Nepal News Minister Dhakal yet to respond SC’s call [Why should he? He's the king's minister not the people's!] 22/02/2006
Kathmandu Post SC helpless as minister flouts order 22/02/2006
News.com Nepal courts free 17 leaders 22/02/2006
Khaleej Times Nepal courts free 17 leaders after royal crackdown 22/02/2006
Kathmandu Post NHRC appeals for release 22/02/2006
Nepal News Maoists release 20 people after 11 month long captivity 22/02/2006
South Asian Media Net Maoists abduct 60 students, teachers 22/02/2006
Nepal News Maoists kill civilian 22/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Maoists bomb soldier’s house 22/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Bandha Cripples Life in Pokhara, by Tribhuwan Paudel 22/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Parties should press Maoists for ceasefire: Adhikari 22/02/2006
South Asian Media Net Alliance leaders reject talks with King 22/02/2006
South Asian Media Net Bijukchhe, Koirala want stir intensified 22/02/2006
Nepal News UML for broader alliance 22/02/2006
Kathmandu Post 83 VDC-secys quit in Saptari 22/02/2006
Khaleej Times Nepal at crossroads 22/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Nepal gets 90-day house arrest letter [Which law court has sent this letter??] 21/02/2006
South Asian Media Net Police raid newspaper office in Nepal 21/02/2006
INSN NSP-A: list of arrested 21/02/2006
Nepal News Maoists ‘abduct’ 60 schoolchildren; three civilians injured in blast [When will they learn to respect civil rights?] 21/02/2006
Kathmandu Post American hidden policy, by Anga R Timilsina [Why wonder? The U.S. government itself is not only one of the greatest human rights violators worldwide, it also has a lot of democratic deficits!] 21/02/2006
South Asian Media Net 'Nepal on verge of a failing state' 21/02/2006
Kathmandu Post ‘Nepal becoming failed state’ 21/02/2006
South Asian Media Net Rights activists push for smart sanction 21/02/2006
Nepal News UK relaxes Nepal travel advisory 21/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Nepal report in EU Parliament 21/02/2006
Kathmandu Post ‘King hoodwinking int’l community’ 21/02/2006
Nepal News King must address issues raised by seven party alliance: leaders 21/02/2006
South Asian Media Net 'King must discuss all issues' 21/02/2006
Kathmandu Post ‘King should step down as chairman’ 21/02/2006
New Kerala 'King should step down as Chairman of Council of Ministers' 21/02/2006
Outlook India Nepal parties skeptical of King's dialogue offer 21/02/2006
Hindustan Times Nepal Oppn plans to step up protests against Govt 21/02/2006
Peninsula No democracy talks with king, say Nepal parties 21/02/2006
Santa Barbara News-Press Nepal opposition to step up protests against king, try free jailed activists, by Binaj Gurubacharya 21/02/2006
Telegraph, Calcutta Nepal talks 21/02/2006
Scoop Recent Developments In Nepal's Maoist Insurgency: Precursor To Decisive Phase?, by M.R. Josse [Once again many words by this author to talk the royal putsch and suppression right and constitutional! The Maoist violent insurgency is not the right way, but responsible for its emergence has been the royal politics, Mr Josse!] 21/02/2006
Kathmandu Post 3 Maoists die in blast 21/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Eluding democracy 20/02/2006
South Asian Media Net 'King disregarding SC verdict' 20/02/2006
Deccan herald Opposition says Nepal King’s offer artificial 20/02/2006
South Asian Media Net Rights body slams security forces 20/02/2006
South Asian Media Net Amnesty tells govt to release detainees 20/02/2006
Nepal News Rights activists barred from meeting UML general secy 20/02/2006
Kathmandu Post House arrest of top UML leader extended [Ideal conditions for reconciliation: The king is still making a laughing-stock of the Nepali people and the international community!] 20/02/2006
Kathmandu Post NC (D) leaders denied treatment 20/02/2006
Nepal News NC-D concerned over denial of medical treatment to leaders 20/02/2006
New Kerala Nepal party concerned over condition of detained leaders 20/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal 12 Injured in Police Firing on Demos in Mugu 20/02/2006
Nepal News Over a dozen opposition leaders freed 20/02/2006
Kathmandu Post ‘Address terrorism’s root causes’, by Surendra Phuyal 20/02/2006
Scoop Nepal Municipal Elections: A Bit of Joke, by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar 20/02/2006
Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UK Nepal: Foreign Office Amends Travel Advice 20/02/2006
NewsLine Nepal Concerns on Nepal Situation in Canada 20/02/2006
Kathmandu Post Beh